, Columnist
New Megacities Lie in the Path of Devastating Floods
Cyclone Ditwah brought Sri Lanka’s most damaging flooding in 20 years.
Photographer: Krishnan Kariyawasam/Nur Photo/Getty
Humanity’s future lies in some of the most vulnerable spots on the planet.
We’ve seen that in stark relief of late. A United Nations report last month concluded that the world’s population is increasingly crowded into a group of often low-lying, middle-income megacities in Asia and Africa.